If you were to win the lottery and become a millionaire?

I think the secret is to keep it as low key as possible. Buy a house that suits your needs, get a nice car that's practical, try to be as normal as possible. I know who my true friends are, I have very few of them.

Making brash purchases, and thinking you are better for the money is the downfall, it's how you control the impact it has on you that matters.

As for how I see others, well, I would be more wary of new 'friends', but will always trust my old ones...untill they prove I need to different.

realistically, if you win the lottery (anything under 50-100 million), you can't quit your job and live the extravagant lifestyle anyway.

Figure you lose half the jackpot if you take cash option instead of 20-30 years of payments.

Figure you lose half of the remaining in taxes because you're into the highest bracket.

So winning a 10 million jackpot = 5 million cash payout = 2.5 million after taxes.

If you live off the money, and you're 30 years old, figure you'll live to be 80, over 50 years you'll have enough for 50,000 a year (which becomes equal to 30,000 a year job if you figure you have to pay your own insurance, healthcare, retirement, etc)

At today's interest rates, even if you put 2.5 million in the bank and lived off the interest, you're talking at 2% return about 50,000 a year that way, too.

Not really enough to live the high life with 4 mansions, a jet, and 18 cars.

Winning means you can either keep your job and live high on the hog, or quit and live simply.

Either way, before you play, you should have a plan that everyone in your family agrees upon, so you won't have to make those important decisions when emotions are high.

i already know who my good friends are and aren't. it would definitely be interesting to see who all of a sudden decided to take an interest in "friendship" if i were to ever win the lottery. so sure, my perception of those people would change for the worse..

it can be a really good thing if you use your money wisely. what better way to be able to do good for you and your family. but just because you're financially well off, it doesn't mean you'll automatically be happy. it's just one, very huge thing to not have to worry about anymore.

Winning the lottery would be a way to change your life. Yes, that would be a good thing.

first of all every lottery ticket i buy belongs, not just to me, but

to my whole family, as for the neighbors, who cares?

good thing or bad depends entirely upon the individual.

i long ago made a list of priorities should lightning strike.

1. give away 10%

2. set aside ALL the money for taxes; both federal and state.

3. pay off every cent of debt.

4. set aside in savings or secure investments enough to care

for my future needs.

5. then and only then decide on spending.

yeah it would be nice wouldnt change a thing except to make the ones that gave me a few short jabs along the way wish they hadnt, ,, and the new found friends just flow on down the road where they come from,, still hit coffe shop at dq, cook on the grill, would like to have a new bull though.,

Well, first off, I would invest all of it in... something that I consider to be the coming thing.

But for my trust, well, I am usually a good judge of people. If someone is truly interested in friendship, yes, I would trust them. But I am usually good at spotting brown-nosers.

It would not be a good thing. My husband, like Lou Ann Rhymes dad would trade me in for a younger model, like many celebs do. And i would give the $ to the church, so he would freak and never forgive me.

yes

i think i would have more unwanted friends if i won